Toddle Town Child Day Care Center, Inc.
2989 MAIN STREET, HESSMER, LAChildery Rating: 4/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.5 / 5
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.2 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a Louisiana Performance Profile rating of Excellent. Structural quality reflects 6700% of lead teachers don't yet hold a degree or CDA. The structural rating also includes Louisiana's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Louisiana caps infant ratios at 1:5, toddler ratios at 1:7, and preschool ratios at 1:15. Lead-teacher education isn't regulated. Teachers must complete 12 hours of annual training.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- Louisiana Performance Profile Excellent (Max 5) Learn more →
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Toddlers, Preschool
- Licensed capacity
- 40
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Toddlers 1:7 21 Preschool 1:15 30
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credential
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
Across 1 inspection since 2025, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (1). The single finding was not critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Jul 3, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Required Staffing - Director/ Director Designee1707.A.1.&2
Based on record review at 10 a.m., there failed to be a qualified Director, who is an on-site full time staff person, at the center during day time hours of operation (prior to 9:00 p.m.). Per the center's staff and owner's attendance records reviewed from 5/1/2025 - 7/3/2025, S1 failed to be present at the center full time. This could not be corrected during the inspection. Corrective Action: Effective 7/3/2025, S1 stated she will get S2 qualified as a director designee by 7/31/2025, to ensure compliance with this regulation.
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